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Roberto Fonseca ABUC & Special Guests Roberto Fonseca, piano, keyboard, vocal Eliades Ochoa, vocal, guitar Daymé Arocena, vocal Ucha, vocal Javier Zalba, saxophone, flute, clarinet Jimmy Jenks, saxophone Matthew Simon, trumpet Ramses 'Dinamite' Rodriguez, drums Adel Gonzalez, percussion Yandy Martinez, Electric & acoustic bass Ariel Gustavo Vigo Muniz, saxophone The 40-something star of Cuban jazz (born in Havana in 1975) with nine albums under his belt (the last is Ubuc) and former pianist for the Buena Vista Social Club is a hero of new musica habanera. The piano and percussion maestro (he started out as a drummer) studied music for a long time in Havana. Meeting the saxophonist Javier Zalba from the band Irakere inspired Fonseca to explore alternative music such as Keith Jarrett or Herbie Hancock and traditional beats. He began blending vibrant Cuban rhythms with Santeria's African roots, classical music and jazz ('Yo', 2012). Roberto Fonseca is now seen as an icon of Latin jazz and a potential heir to Chucho Valdes. After a poignant duet with the Mali singer Fatoumata Diawara (2014), the pianist is back with Eliades Ochoa, one of the latest figures in the Buena Vista Social Club and the best-known Cuban vocalist on the scene. He's also joined by 25 year old Daymé Arocena, a singer who blends traditional rumba, jazz, soul and Yoruba culture. Recorded on 2017, July, 7th at the Jazz Festival in Vienne TV Director, Nicolas Micha

Zakir Hussain (tabla) Chris Potter (saxophone) Dave Holland (double bass) The Indian composer and percussionist Zakir Hussain is THE tabla player of his generation. The tabla is a percussion instrument from the north of India which does indeed give rhythm to the musician's compositions as much when he is performing solo as here when he is accompanied by the bass player Dave Holland or the tenor saxophonist Chris Potter. Considered as a national treasure in India, this artist accrues performances with no less than 150 concerts per year and a career which began at 12 years of age! Perhaps the most impressive virtuoso of the tenor saxophone according to Michel Contat of Télérama, Chris Potter comes from the generation of saxophonists who came to the fore during the course of the 1990's alongside Joshua Redman, James Carter, Chris Cheek and Seamus Blake. Very quickly, this native of Chicago attracted attention because of his succulent tenor sound and a very personal manner of constructing his solos, imposing himself as a reference amongst his peers. Dave Holland's class! This majestic double bass with a round sound. A self-taught double bass player whose atypical manner of playing and magnificent sound were quickly noticed by a certain Miles Davis. A great composer as well. A great leader too.Together with Miles Davis, Chick Corea, Stan Getz or heading up his own groups, the Brit could never be happy with the minimum. Recorded at Jazz in Marciac Festival (Circus top), on July 28, 2018 TV Director, Jean-Marc Birraux

Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner (Conductor) Michael Spyres (tenor) (Benvenuto Cellini) Sophia Burgos (soprano) (Teresa) Maurizio Muraro (bass) (Giacomo Balducci) Lionel Lhote (baritone) (Fieramosca) Tareq Nazmi (bass) (Pape Clément) Adèle Charvet (mezzo-soprano) (Ascanio) Vincent Delhoume (tenor) (Francesco) Ashley Riches (baritone) (Bernardino) Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) Benvenuto Cellini 'Opéra-comique' in two acts and four tableaux Libretto by Léon de Wailly and Auguste Barbier First performance in Paris, 1838. Recorded on 7 & 8 September 2019 at the Opéra Royal, Château de Versailles TV Director, Sébastien Glas

Ghost-Note Robert Sput Searight (Snarky Puppy, Herbie Hancock, Kendrick Lamar) - drums Nate Werth (Snarky Puppy) - percussion Dwayne 'MonoNeon' Thomas (Prince) - bass, Peter Knudsen - guitar Vaughn Henry - keyboards Jonathan Mones (Funky Knuckles, RC & The Gritz) - alto sax, flute Mike Jelani Brooks (Kirk Franklin, RC & The Gritz) - tenor saxophone, flute Recorded on July 6 at A to Jazz Festival, main stage, Sofia, Bulgaria TV Director, Amos Rozenberg

Yom & The Wonder Rabbis Yom (clarinet, composition) Léo Jassef (keaboard) Guillaume Magne (guitar) Sylvain Daniel (bass) Mathieu Penot (drums) Recorded on July 11, 2019 at Jazz à Vienne TV Director, Mikaël Favard

José James José James (voice, guitar) Marcus Machado (guitar) Aneesa Strings (bass, voice) Aaron Steele (drums) Since bursting onto the international scene a little over a decade ago, José James and his honey-sweet voice are still as bewitching. The Minneapolis artist admits to being inspired by Marvin Gaye, the producer Flying Lotus and John Coltrane for his stylish blend of what makes up Great Black Music. Flitting between raw soul, soul folk, hip hop and jazz, James is in the microcosm of vocalists capable of keeping the crossover created by Ray Charles in the 50s alive. His first album (The Dreamer, 2008) pays tribute to Martin Luther King. The next one, Blackmagic, features the beatboxer Taylor McFerrin. His fourth album (in the meantime he recorded with Junior Mance, Chico Hamilton, Flying Lotus and the pianist Jef Neve), No Beginning No End, is on Blue Note. The more soulful than ever singer is back with Lean On Me (2018). After leaning on Billie Holiday and John Coltrane, this time he pays tribute to the living legend of American pop and the immense soulman Bill Withers. There are twelve unforgettable tracks by Withers, who celebrates his 80th birthday in July, produced by Don Was and recorded by a dream band: bassist Pino Palladino, Kris Bowers (fabulous Rhodes on the cover of Ain't No Sunshine), Brad Allen Williams and Nate Smith. Recorded on July 02, 2019 at Jazz à Vienne TV Director, Mikaël Favard

Boris Godunov Opera in a prologue and four acts by Modest Mussorgsky (1839 - 1881) Libretto by Modest Mussorgsky based upon 'Boris Godunov' by Alexander Pushkin First performance in St Petersburg, Mariinsky Theatre, 8 February 1874 Bolshoi Thatre Chorus & Orchestra, Tugan Sokhiev (conductor) Valery Borisov (Chorus master) Igor Ushakov (Stage Director) Alyona Pikalova (Sets), Elena Zaytseva (Costumes), Sergei Shevchenko (Lighting), Ekaterina Mironova (Choreography) Mikhail Kazakov (Boris Godunov) Albina Latipova (Xenia) Ekaterina Vorontsova (Fyodor) Anastasia Bibicheva (Xenia's Nurse) Maxim Paster (Prince Vasily Ivanovich Shuisky) Andrei Potaturin (Andrei Shchelkalov) Denis Makarov (Pimen) Agunda Kulaeva (Marina Mnishek) Andrii Goniukov (Varlaam) Ivan Maximeyko (Missail) Elena Manistina (Innkeeper) Behzod Davronov (Simpleton) Nikolai Kazansky (Nikitich) Alexander Borodin (Mityukha) Irina Rubtsova / Evgenia Segenyuk (Two Women) Recorded at the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, 19 December 2019

Orchestre Prométhée, Pierre-Michel Durand (conductor) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) Le Nozze di Figaro - Deh vieni non tardar (Susanna) Yaritza Veliz (soprano, Chile) Gaetano Donizetti (1797 - 1848) Lucia di Lammermoor - Verranno a te sull'aure (Edgardo/Lucia) David Astorga/Julia Sitkovetsky Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844 - 1908) The Tsar's Bride - Suma neydot krasavitsa (Griaznoi) Benjamin Lewis (baritone, UK) Vincenzo Bellini (1801 - 1835) La Somnambula - Ah non credea mirarti (Amina) Mélissa Petit (soprano, France) Francesco Cilea (1866 - 1950) Adriana Lecouvreur - Acerba volluta (Pincipessa di Bouillon) Zlata Khershberg (mezzo-soprano, Israel) Gaetano Donizetti L'Elisir d'amore - Voglio dire (Nemorino/Dulcamara) Shan Huang/Jérôme Boutillier Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893) The Queen of Spades - Ya vas Lyublyu (Yetleski) Ilya Kutyukhin (baritone, Russia) Gioachino Rossini (1792 - 1868) La Cenerentola - Nacqui all'affanno (Angelina) Lilly Jørstad (mezzo-soprano, Norway) Gaetano Donizetti Don Pasquale - Cerchero lontana terra (Ernesto) Shan Huang (tenor, China) Wolfgang Amadeus Don Giovanni - Ah taci ingiusto cor (Elvira, Don Giovanni, Leporello) Julia Sitkovetsky/Bejamin Lewis/Jérôme Boutillier Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901) C'est moi, Carlos... C'est mon jour suprême ... Ah ! Je meurs (Rodrigue) Jérôme Boutillier (baritone, France) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Die Zauberflöte - Der hölle Rache (Queen of the Night) Julia Sitkovetsky (soprano, UK) Ambroise Thomas (1811 - 1896) Hamlet -Allez dans un cloître (Reine, Ophélie, Hamlet) Zlata Khershberg/Mélissa Petit/Benjamin Lewis Giuseppe Verdi La Traviata - Lunge da lei (Alfredo) David Astorga (tenor, Costa Rica) Gaetano Donizetti La Favorite - Pour la fête (Alphonse XI, Leonor de Guzmann) Ilya Kutyukhin/Zlata Khershberg Gaetano Donizetti Lucia di Lammermoor - Chi frena in tal momento Tutti Recorded 18 January 2019 at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris TV Director, Patrick Savey

Les Chants des possibles: rencontre lyrique internationale à Paris The documentary tells of the coming together of ten young international opera singers. They are between twenty and thirty years old and are unknown to each other. Scrupulously chosen by a team of professional musicians they are invited to the capital in order to take up a challenge: that of breathing life, in five days, into an original opera production conceived for them. 5 days during which these artists are going to get to know each other, come face to face to share their love of their art, and work relentlessly with a singing coach, a conductor and a stage director with the shared and ultimate aim of creating a unique and unprecedented performance. TV Director, Patrick Savey

Airelle Besson, trumpet Sebastien Sternal, piano, Fender Rhodes Jonas Burgwinkel, drums Clémence Colin, chansigneuse For her third and last year in residence, Airelle Besson and her new trio (featuring Sebastian Sternal and Jonas Burgwinkel) embark on a bold and original project: to make human bodies resonate with their music in collaboration with deaf actress Clémence Colin. Unanimously praised by the critics, this young trio, whose jazz can be at once rhythmical and ethereal, pushes boundaries even further in this new encounter with what could be termed 'sign-song '. Recorded on May 25, 2017 at the Festival Jazz sous les pommiers TV Director, Laurent Hasse

Dhafer Youssef, oud, vocals Eivind Aarset, electric-guitars Kristjan Randalu, piano Phil Donkin, double bass Ferenc Nemeth, drums On his last album Birds Requiem, Tunisian singer and oud maestro Dhafer Youssef explores all possible combinations between traditional Arabic music and contemporary jazz and rock. From the sacred to the profane, from the divine to the earthly, discover an incantatory voice beyond compare.

Erik Truffaz 4tet - Jazz sous les pommiers Festival 35th edition With Erik Truffaz, trumpet Marcello Giuliani, bass BenoÏt Corboz, keyboards Arthur Hnatek, drums Greatly appreciated for their memorable performances in Coutances, the quartet of Erik Truffaz is back with a new album called Doni Doni . Always composed of the bassist Marcello Giuliani, Benoït Corboz on the keyboards, the group draws new energy since the arrival of Arthur Hnatek , a young drummer from New York who officiates with Tigran Hamasyan . Their music , enriched with world influences , oscillates slightly between jazz and instrumental pop . Their stage performance style is marked by their great musical complicity and a widely shared with their audience pleasure. Recorded on May 5th 2016 at the Macel Helie Hall, Coutances TV direction by Thierry Villeneuve

Mike Stern (guitar) Niels Lan Doky (piano) Richard Bona (bass) Manu Katché (drums) The Cameroonian international artist Richard Bona at first became known as a bass player in the company of jazz musicians before beginning a career as a singer and composer in 1999. He interprets his own songs and now has more than half a dozen albums under his belt. Jazz Grand Prix winner of the SACEM, Richard Bona never cheats, but then, he doesn't need to. For those who may be unaware, Mike Stern is one of the greatest jazz-rock guitarists, and has been for more than twenty years now. Pupil of Pat Metheny, he was at first spotted by Billy Cobham and then by Miles Davis at the beginning of the 1980's, he was then taken on by Jaco Pastorius and an active member of 'Steps Ahead' with Danny Sanborn before starting out on a promising solo career . The drummer and percussionist Manu Katché has been for some thirty years one of the most sought after musicians at an international level on the jazz, rock and pop scenes. He became known in 1986 thanks to his participation in the album 'So' by Peter Gabriel and since then has been performing non-stop in groups or for recordings, as leader or as sideman. Whatever the context he demonstrates his magnificent technique. Recorded at Jazz in Marciac Festival (Circus top), on August 6, 2018 TV Director, Jean-Marc Birraux

The comet is coming Shabaka Hutchings, saxophone ténor Dan Leavers, synthétiseur Max Hallet, batterie Sixty years after Sun Ra released his debut album, the influence of the late avant garde jazz musician and 'cosmic philosopher' persists. Sun Ra is a clear touchstone for futurists band The Comet is coming. They're formed of saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings (aka King Shabaka), and the two members of Soccer96: synths guy Dan Leavers (aka Danalogue The Conqueror) and drums man Maxwell Hallett (aka Betamax Killer). Formed in 2013 after saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings spontaneously joined funk duo Soccer96 on stage, the trio combines Sun Ra's mythological themes and love of the experimental, whipping up a fusion of jazz, Afrobeat and electronica in an improvisational, intergalactic mash-upstyle, starting with an orthodox jazz sensibility and taking it to the dancefloor. For millennia, humankind has viewed comets as harbingers of doom, portents of change and destruction. The Comet Is Coming are here to recognize these world-altering prophecies and to help us dance like it's the end of the world. Recorded on May 25th 2017 at Like a Jazz Machine Festival, Dudelange, Luxembourg TV Director, Samuel Thiebaut

Shurale Leonid Jakobson ('Choreography) Ahmed Faizi et Leonid Jakobson (Libreto) Andrey Knoblok (Sets design, scenography & costumes design) Farid Yarullin (composer) Renat Salavatov (Conductor and musical Director) Orchestra of the Tatar State Academic Opera Ballet of the Tatar State Academic Opera With Kristina Andreeva (Syuyumbike) Mikhail Timaev (Byltyr) Oleg Ivenko (Shurale) Olga Alekiseeva (Fire witch) Alessandro Kaggedji (Shaitan) Recorded on June 13 & 14, 2019 at the Tatar State Academic Opera, Kazan, Russia TV Director, Isabelle Julien

The Golden Horde Georgy Kovtun, choregraphy Rhenat Kharis Libretto Vladimir Yakovlev, Artistic Director Andrey Zlobin, Scenography Rezeda Akhiyarora, music Anna Ipateva, costume Ballet and Orchestra of the Tatar State Academic Opera Rustem Abyazov, Musical Direction Nuria Djuraeva, Chorus Master Raufal Mukhametzyanov, Director Renat Salavatov, Principal Conductor Lyubov Drazina, Principal Chorus Master With (Tokhtamych - Khan from the Golden Hord), Maxim Potseluïko (Murza - General), Anton Polodyuk (Djanike - General'daughter), Kristina Andreeva (Nuradin - General's son), Oleg Ivenko (Vizir - General's Adviser),Nurlan Kanetov (Timur - Emir of Samarkand), Gleb Korablev (khan Batyï's Spirit), Mikhail Timaev Live from the Tatar State Academic Opera TV Direction, Vincent Massip

Faust, opera in five acts by Charles Gounod (1818-1893) Libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, based upon the play 'Faust et Marguerite' (1850) by Michel Carré and 'Faust' (1808) by Johann Wolfgang Goethe Fist performance in Paris, Théâtre Lyrique, 19 March 1859 Principal Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro Real (Coro Intermezzo / Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid), Dan Ettinger (Conductor) Andrés Máspero (Chorus Master) Àlex Ollé (La Fura dels Baus) (Stage Direction) Alfons Flores (Set designer), Lluc Castells (Costume designer), Urs Schönebaum (Lighting designer) Piotr Beczala (Dr. Faust) Luca Pisaroni (Méphistophélès) Marina Rebeka (Marguerite) Stéphane Degout (Valentin) Isaac Galán (Wagner) Serena Malfi (Siébel) Sep) Sylvie Brunet-Grupposo (Marthe) Recorded at the Teatro Real, Madrid, on October 7, 2018 TV Director, Xavi Bové

Les Contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann), 'opéra fantastique' in five acts by Jacques Offenbach (1819 - 1880) Jules Barbier's libretto after the play by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré based on works by E.T.A. Hoffmann First performance in Paris, Opéra-Comique, February 10, 1881 Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, Jacques Lacombe (Conductor) Choeur de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Stefano Visconti (Chorus Master) Jean-Louis Grinda (Stage Direction) Laurent Castaingt (Sets), David Belugou (Costumes) , Laurent Castaingt (Lighting) Juan Diego Flórez (Hoffmann) Olga Peretyatko (Olympia, Antonia, Giuletta, Stella) Nicolas Courjal (Lindorf, Coppélius, Dr Miracle, Dapertutto) Sophie Marilley (Nicklausse) Rodolphe Briand (Andrès, Cochenille, Frantz, Pitichinaccio) Marc Larcher (Nathanaël) Yuri Kissin (Hermann/ Schlemil) Antoine Garcin (Luther) Reinaldo Macias (Spalanzani) Paata Burchuladze (Crespel) Christine Solhosse (La Mère d'Antonia) Recorded on January 28th and 31st at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo TV Director, Stéphan Aubé

Les Siècles, François-Xavier Roth (Conductor) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Symphony no 5 in C minor, op. 67 Recorded at the Festival Berlioz, La Côte-Saint-André, 1 September 2019 TV Director, Stéphane Vérité

Ensemble Correspondances, Sébastien Daucé (Harpsichord, Organ & Conductor) Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643 - 1704) La Peste de Milan H. 398 Te Deum H. 147 Messe pour les trépassés H. 2 Motet pour les trépassés H. 311 Leçon de Ténèbres H. 120 Recorded on 13 September 2014, Abbatiale, Festival d'Ambronay Directed by Isabelle Soulard et Christian Leblé

Le Concert Etranger, Itay Jedlin (Conductor) Johann Sebastian Bach Johannespassion BWV 245 Recorded on September 19th, 2014 at the Festival d'Ambronay Directed by Isabelle Soulard and Christian Leblé

Michael Wollny Pierre Cocq-Amann, saxophones Arthur Possing, piano, compositions stian 'Schlapbe' Flach, double basse Pit Huberty, batterie Playlist Atavus (Eric Schaefer) Phlesma Phighter (Eric Schaefer) Big Louise (Scott Walker) Farbenlehre (Michael Wollny) Gravité (Eric Schaefer) Sleeper (Michael Wollny) Hiroshima mon amour (Eric Schaefer) Little Person (Jon Brion) Gorilla Bsicuits (Eric Schaefer) Lassel (Machant) Recorded on November 11, 2018 at the auditorium de la Cité de la Musique et de la Danse de Strasbourg TV Director, Josselin Carré

Bojan Z Bojan Z, piano, fender rhodes Thomas Bramerie, bass Martijn Vink, drums Pantelis Stoikos, trumpet Claudio Puntin, clarinet Paolo Fresu, trumpet Multiple prize awarded jazz pianist, Bojan Z started working with the French bassist Henri Texier, later followed by the famous clarinetist Michel Portal. With his special language consisting of a mature jazz vocabulary with subtly dosed folkloric influences from the Balkans, Bojan leaves an indelible imprint on contemporary jazz. In 2002 he receives the Prix Django Reinhardt for Musician of the Year. In 2005 he was awarded the 'European Jazz Prize' ( Hans Koller Prize) as the best European jazz artist. Bojan adds Fender Rhodes to his acoustic piano play in which be-bop lines fit in seamlessly with dance rhythms, funky backbeats and folk-tinged improvisations. For his unusual new quartet based on winds, his creation in residence, he works once again with his musician friend, the celebrated Italian trumpet player Paolo Fresu. The public will discover Pantelis Stoikos known as one of the best trumpeters of the Balkans as well as Carlo Puntin an inventive clarinetist acclaimed by John Zorn. Recorded on May 25th 2017 at Like a Jazz Machine Festival, Dudelange, Luxembourg TV Director, Samuel Thiebaut

Juan Carmona Septet Juan Carmona (guitar, composition) Piculabe (Voice) Noemie Humanes (Voice), Gest dancer, Paco Carmona (guitar), Domingo Patricio (flute), Kike Terron (percussions), El Bachi (bass) Juan Carmona is one of a kind in modern flamenco. A French gypsy of Andalusian origin, born in Lyon (in 1963), loyal to the Aubagne region where he plays out his passion (and where he runs the Nuits Flamencas festival), the guitarist has won countless prizes and awards and is renowned in Spain and around the world. Carmona spent ten years living in Jerez de la Frontera in Andalusia to gain in-depth knowledge of the flamenco culture. Whilst there he performed with singers such as Agujetas and Duquende and recorded with Chano Domínguez, the Cadix pianist, among others. The Frenchman's rich array of sounds, ingenious compositions, pure instrumentals and, most importantly, his talent for improvisation in this harmonic jazz-heavy piece, makes him one of the most respected guitarists in the last 30 years. Alchemya (2013) is still a flamboyant self-portrait of a record blending flamenco with jazz fusion. With his 35 guest cadors, Juan Carmona also gives us a great lesson in the art of hospitality. The borderless musician returned from an Asian tour with Perla de Oriente in 2016 with an album recorded live in the studio. A new travel journal in which the gypsy wanders the duende paths alongside El Piculabe's​ raspy melismas. Recorded on July 03, 2019 at Jazz à Vienne TV Director, MFabien Raymond

Count Basie Palais des Beaux-Arts, Charleroi 'Who, Me?' (Snooky Young),'The Midgets' (Frank Wess, Joe Newman, Eddie Jones, Count Basie, Freddie Green, Sonny Payne) ,'Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You' (Joe Williams),'Hallelujah I Love Her So' (Joe Williams) ,'Lil' Darlin'' (Count Basie). With big band featuring Snooky Young (trumpet), Frank Wess (flute), Joe Williams (voice), Joe Newman (trumpet), Eddie Jones (bass), Freddie Green (guitar), Sonny Payne (drums) 1961 Recorded on 1961 TV Director, Serge Leroy

Le Comte Ory, by Gioachino Rossini (1792 - 1868) Libretto by Eugène Scribe and Charles-Gaspard Delestre-Poirson First performance in Paris, Opéra, 20 August 1828 Orchestre des Champs-Elysées, Louis Langrée (Conductor) les éléments, Joël Suhubiette (Chorus Master) Denis Podalydès (Stage Direction) Eric Ruf (Sets), Christian Lacroix (Costumes), Stéphanie Daniel (Lighting) Philippe Talbot (Le Comte Ory) Julie Fuchs (La Comtesse) Gaëlle Arquez (Isolier) Éve-Maud Hubeaux (Dame Ragonde) Patrick Bolleire (Le Gouverneur) Jean-Sébastien Bou (Raimbaud) Jodie Devos (Alice) Laurent Podalydès, Léo Reynaud (Comédiens) Recorded on December 27 and 29, 2017 at the Opéra-Comique, Paris Directed by Vincent Massip

Ensemble Correspondances, Sébastien Daucé (Harpsichord, Organ & Conductor) Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643 - 1704) La Peste de Milan H. 398 Te Deum H. 147 Messe pour les trépassés H. 2 Motet pour les trépassés H. 311 Leçon de Ténèbres H. 120 Recorded on 13 September 2014, Abbatiale, Festival d'Ambronay Directed by Isabelle Soulard et Christian Leblé

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Iván Fischer (Conductor) Isabelle Faust (Violin), Tabea Zimmermann (Viola) Gioachino Rossini (1792 - 1868) Overture to 'L'italiana In Algeri' Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) Sinfonia Concertante, K364 Gioachino Rossini Ouverture to 'La Gazza Ladra' Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809) Symphony no. 102 in B-flat major Recorded 12 December 2019 at the Concergebouw, Amsterdam

Ensemble Correspondances, Sébastien Daucé (conductor) Lucile Richardot (La Nuit, Vénus italienne), Violaine Le Chenadec (Une Heure, Cintia, Une grâce française), Caroline Weynants (Eurydice, Une grâce française), Ilektra Platiopoulou (Junon), Caroline Dangin-Bardot (Vénus, Le Silence), Judith Fa (Pasitea, Mnémosyne), Deborah Cachet (La Lune, Déjanire, Une grâce française), David Tricou (Apollon, L'Aurore), Davy Cornillot (Endymion), Etienne Bazola (Le Sommeil), Renaud Bres (Hercule), Nicolas Brooymans (Grand Sacrificateur) Sean Patrick Mombruno (dancer) Le ballet Royal de la Nuit Grand divertissement pour le jeune Roi Soleil Performed on February 23, 1653 at the Petit-Bourbon, Paris Based on ''Le Ballet royal de la nuict'' (1653) by Isaac de Benserade (1613?-1691), Jean de Cambefort (1605-1661), Louis Constantin (1679-1779) and others composers Orfeo (1647) by Luigi Rossi (1597-1653), Ercole Amante (1661) by Francesco Cavalli (1602-1676) and airs de ballet by Antoine Boësset (1587-1643), Michel Lambert (1610-1696) Recorded on November 11 & 12, 2017 at the Théâtre de Caen Directed by François-René Martin

Snow White, a choreography by Angelin Preljocaj Théâtre de Chaillot, Paris Nagisa Shirai, Snow White Sergio Daz, The Prince Celine Galii, The Queen Music by Gustav Mahler Additional music by 79 D Costumes: Jean-Paul Gaultier Sets: Thierry Leproust Lights: Patrick Riou assisted by Cécile Giovansili and Sébastien Dué After his amazing Eldorado (Sonntags Abschied), Angelin Preljocaj brings us a contemporary and romantic adaptation of the famous tale Snow White, which won the 2009 Globe de Cristal for Best Dance Production, with music by Gustav Mahler. Jean-Paul Gaultier designed the costumes for the 26 dancers of the Ballet Preljocaj. Directed by Angelin Preljocaj (2009) - 90mns

Playlist #1 Angelin Preljocaj, Choreographer Ballet Angelin Preljocaj Danseurs Virginie Caussin, Margaux Coucharrière, Léa De Natale, Isabel García López, Verity Jacobsen, Émilie Lalande, Cecilia Torres Morillo, Sergi Amoros Aparicio, Idir Chatar, Baptiste Coissieu, Simon Ripert, Redi Shtylla, Aaron Smeding RETOUR À BERRATHAM (2015) - (2 extracts) Text, Laurent Mauvignier Scenography, Adel Abdessemed Lights, Cécile Giovansili-Vissière Creative sound, 79D assisté de Didier Muntaner Additional music, George Friedrich Haendel LES NUITS (2013) - (1 solo, 2 duos) Music, Arnouar Brahem Trio , Natacha Atlas & Samy Bishai ,Sahba Motallebi Costumes, Azzedine Alaïa Scenography, Constance Guisset - Lights, Cécile Giovansili-Vissière SUIVRONT MILLE ANS DE CALME (2010) - (1 duo) Music, Ludwig van Beethoven, Sonate au Clair de Lune Scenography, Subodh Gupta Costumes, Igor Chapurin Lights, Cécile Giovansili-Vissière SPECTRAL EVIDENCE (2013) - (2 duos, 1 solo) Music, John Cage Additional music, 79D Costumes, Olivier Theyskens Lights, Mark Stanley LE PARC (1994) - (1 duo) Music, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Creative sound, Goran Vejvoda Sets, Thierry Leproust Costumes, Hervé Pierre Lights, Jacques Chatelet PAYSAGE APRÈS LA BATAILLE (1997) - (1 extract) Music, Underworld Sets and costumes, Adrien Chalgard Lights, Jacques Chatelet LA STRAVAGANZA (1997) - (1 duo) Music,Robert Normandeau, Éclats de voix Scenography, Maya Schweizer Costumes,Hervé Pierre Lights, Mark Stanley BLANCHE NEIGE (2008) - (1 extract) Costumes, Jean-Paul Gaultier Music, Gustav Mahler Musique additionnelle, 79D Sets, Thierry Leproust Lights, Patrick Riou ROMÉO ET JULIETTE (1996) - (2 duos) Sets, Enki Bilal Costumes, Enki Bilal et Igor Chapurin Music, Serge Prokofiev, Roméo et Juliette Creative sound, Goran Vejvoda Lights, Jacques Chatelet Recorded on December 15th, 16th and 17th 2017 at the Opéra Royal, Château de Versailles TV Director, Benjamin Bleton

Count Basie Palais des Beaux-Arts, Charleroi 'Who, Me?' (Snooky Young),'The Midgets' (Frank Wess, Joe Newman, Eddie Jones, Count Basie, Freddie Green, Sonny Payne) ,'Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You' (Joe Williams),'Hallelujah I Love Her So' (Joe Williams) ,'Lil' Darlin'' (Count Basie). With big band featuring Snooky Young (trumpet), Frank Wess (flute), Joe Williams (voice), Joe Newman (trumpet), Eddie Jones (bass), Freddie Green (guitar), Sonny Payne (drums) 1961 Recorded on 1961 TV Director, Serge Leroy

Bojan Z Bojan Z, piano, fender rhodes Thomas Bramerie, bass Martijn Vink, drums Pantelis Stoikos, trumpet Claudio Puntin, clarinet Paolo Fresu, trumpet Multiple prize awarded jazz pianist, Bojan Z started working with the French bassist Henri Texier, later followed by the famous clarinetist Michel Portal. With his special language consisting of a mature jazz vocabulary with subtly dosed folkloric influences from the Balkans, Bojan leaves an indelible imprint on contemporary jazz. In 2002 he receives the Prix Django Reinhardt for Musician of the Year. In 2005 he was awarded the 'European Jazz Prize' ( Hans Koller Prize) as the best European jazz artist. Bojan adds Fender Rhodes to his acoustic piano play in which be-bop lines fit in seamlessly with dance rhythms, funky backbeats and folk-tinged improvisations. For his unusual new quartet based on winds, his creation in residence, he works once again with his musician friend, the celebrated Italian trumpet player Paolo Fresu. The public will discover Pantelis Stoikos known as one of the best trumpeters of the Balkans as well as Carlo Puntin an inventive clarinetist acclaimed by John Zorn. Recorded on May 25th 2017 at Like a Jazz Machine Festival, Dudelange, Luxembourg TV Director, Samuel Thiebaut

Julien Lourau 'Groove Retrievers' Jazz sous les pommiers festival 35th édition Julien Lourau is a multifaceted saxophonist of the French jazz scene. After being the sideman of Henri Texier and Abbey Lincoln , he regaled us with the funky jazz of his famous ' Groove Gang'. He returned to Coutances with its new tentet , ' Groove Retrievers ' marked by groove and mixed colors. Recorded on May 6th 2016 at the Magic Miror (Place de la Cathédrale), Coutances TV direction by Laurent Hasse

Cappella Mediterranea, Leonardo García Alarcón (Organ, Spinet, Conductor) Mariana Flores, Francesca Aspromonte (sopranos) Raffaele Pé (countertenor) Emiliano Gonzalez-Toro (tenor) Matteo Bellotto (bass) Alessandro Scarlatti Sigismondi d'India Carlo Gesualdo Madrigali Sicilian traditional songs Recorded 12 September 2014 at the Abbatiale, Festival d'Ambronay, France Directed by Isabelle Soulard and Christian Leblé

Ensemble Matheus, Jean-Christophe Spinosi (conductor) Emilie Rose Bry (soprano) Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643) Vespro della Beata Vergine (excerpts) L'Incoronazione di Poppea (excerpts) Si Dolce e'l tormento Giulio Caccini (1551 - 1618) Con le luci d'un bel ciglio Tarquinio Merula (1595 - 1665) Canzonetta spirituale sopra alla nanna Hamza El Din Escalay Traditional song Amazing Grace Recorded 20 June 2018, Saint-Germain-des-Prés Church, Paris Directed by Don Kent

Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet (Conductor) Sandrine Piau (Soprano) Anthea Pichanick (Mezzo-soprano) Kresimir Spicer (Tenor) Bozidar Smiljanic (Bass-baritone) Georg Friedrich Haendel (1685-1759) Messiah, HWV 56 Recorded at the Chapelle Royale, Château de Versailles, 15 December 2018 TV Director, Julien Condemine

The Pages and the Chantres of the Centre de musique baroque de Versailles, Olivier Schneebeli (Artistic direction) Gabrieli Consort and Players Paul McCreesh (Conductor) Michael Praetorius (1571-1621) Christmas mass Recorded on December 8th 2017 at the Chapelle Royale, Château de Versailles Directed by Benjamin Bleton

Count Basie Palais des Beaux-Arts, Charleroi 'Who, Me?' (Snooky Young),'The Midgets' (Frank Wess, Joe Newman, Eddie Jones, Count Basie, Freddie Green, Sonny Payne) ,'Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You' (Joe Williams),'Hallelujah I Love Her So' (Joe Williams) ,'Lil' Darlin'' (Count Basie). With big band featuring Snooky Young (trumpet), Frank Wess (flute), Joe Williams (voice), Joe Newman (trumpet), Eddie Jones (bass), Freddie Green (guitar), Sonny Payne (drums) 1961 Recorded on 1961 TV Director, Serge Leroy

Mike Stern (guitar) Niels Lan Doky (piano) Richard Bona (bass) Manu Katché (drums) The Cameroonian international artist Richard Bona at first became known as a bass player in the company of jazz musicians before beginning a career as a singer and composer in 1999. He interprets his own songs and now has more than half a dozen albums under his belt. Jazz Grand Prix winner of the SACEM, Richard Bona never cheats, but then, he doesn't need to. For those who may be unaware, Mike Stern is one of the greatest jazz-rock guitarists, and has been for more than twenty years now. Pupil of Pat Metheny, he was at first spotted by Billy Cobham and then by Miles Davis at the beginning of the 1980's, he was then taken on by Jaco Pastorius and an active member of 'Steps Ahead' with Danny Sanborn before starting out on a promising solo career . The drummer and percussionist Manu Katché has been for some thirty years one of the most sought after musicians at an international level on the jazz, rock and pop scenes. He became known in 1986 thanks to his participation in the album 'So' by Peter Gabriel and since then has been performing non-stop in groups or for recordings, as leader or as sideman. Whatever the context he demonstrates his magnificent technique. Recorded at Jazz in Marciac Festival (Circus top), on August 6, 2018 TV Director, Jean-Marc Birraux

Dhafer Youssef, Diwan of Beauty And Odd Dhafer Youssef, oud and voice Aaron Parks, piano Ben Williams, bass Justin Faulkner, drums Ambrose Akinmusire, trumpet After the phenomenal success of his previous album 'Birds Requiem', which sold over 50,000 copies, Dhafer Youssef, the master of the oud, an exceptional singer and prolific composer, returns to the concert platform with one of the most anticipated albums of 2016: 'Diwan Of Beauty And Odd'. Dhafer Youssef is definitely one of the most innovative musicians of the decade. An indefatigable explorer, his album 'Diwan Of Beauty And Odd' shows his extraordinary ability to transcend musical genres and experiment with the asymmetry of the off-beat. The result is complex and mesmerising, beautiful and universal. Recorded on April 14th at L'Olympia, Paris TV director , Laurent Hasse

Madama Butterfly 'Tragedia giapponese' by Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924) Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica after David Belasco's play 'Madame Butterfly' First performance in Milan, Teatro alla Scala, 17 February 1904 London Philharmonic Orchestra, Omer Meir Wellber (Conductor) The Glyndebourne Chorus Nicholas Jenkins (Chorus master) Annilese Miskimmon (Stage Direction) Nicky Shaw (Sets), Mark Jonathan (Lighting), Kally Lloyd Jones (Choreography), Ian William Galloway (Video) Olga Busuioc (Cio-Cio-San) Joshua Guerrero (Pinkerton) Michael Sumuel (Sharpless) Carlo Bosi (Goro) Simon Mechlinski (Prince Yamadori) Oleg Budaratskiy (The Bonze) Adam Marsden (Yakuside) Ida Ränzlöv (Kate Pinkerton) Elizabeth DeShong (Suzuki) Michael Mofidian (Imperial Commissioner) Jake Muffett (The Official Registrar) Jennifer Witton (The Cousin) Scott Sendall (The Aunt) Beatrix Prawanna/Rupert Wade (Dolore) Record 17 & 21 June 2018, Glyndebourne Festival Directed by François Roussillon

Enrico Rava Special edition 80th Brithday Enrico Rava - trumpet & bugle Gianluca Petrella - trombone Francesco Diodati - guitar Giovanni Guidi - piano Gabriele Evangelista - bass guitar Enrico Morello - drums Famed trumpeter Enrico Rava first appeared in the Italian and international jazz scenes over 50 years ago, working with Gato Barbieri and Steve Lacy, Roswell Rudd, Carla Bley, John Abercrombie and Cecil Taylor. Throughout his extensive career, he has played alongside notable musicians such as Lee Konitz, Richard Galliano, Pat Metheny, John Scofield, Dave Douglas, Geri Allen, Miroslav Vitous, Philip Caterine, Tomasz Stanko, Michel Petrucciani, John Abercrombie, Joe Lovano... Rava was famously inclined to work with young musicians too. Giovanni Guidi is a revered pianist among the young Italian generation of jazz musicians. He won Top Jazz 2007 as best new national talent. Gianluca Petrella is hailed as one of the most significant jazz trombonists in the world. Gabriele Evangelista is a praised Italian bass player with extraordinary precise skills combined with wild creativity and distinctive interplay. Enrico Morello emerged from a strong academic background, widely known for his refined drumming style and remarkable swing. Recorded on May 16, 2019 at the Grand Auditoire, Dudelange, Luxembourg. TV Director, Samuel Thiebaut

R+R=Now Robert Glasper (keyboards), Terrace Martin (saxophone), Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah (trumpet), Derrick Hodge (bass), Justin Tyson (drums), Taylor McFerrin (keyboard, vocals) The saxophonist Terrace Martin, the multi-instrumentalist and producer from Los Angeles, who can be heard in some of the biggest hits of Kendrick Lamar and YG or backing Snoop Dogg, Billy Higgins and Herbie Hancock, has just completed a busy year. Along with the release of 'Sounds of Crenshaw Vol.1', an album by his group The Pollyseeds (with, among others, Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper and Problem), as well as his contribution to the famous 'Loyalty' by the duo K. Lamar/Rihanna, he has produced the latest album by YG and toured with Herbie Hancock, whose current work he is also producing. To round off the year, he whipped up the crowds last year with Robert Glasper and a real Who's Who in contemporary US jazz (see line-up) in the supergroup concept named R+R=Now. The pianist Robert Glasper announced and described the project to Billboard: 'we all come from the same concrete garden and we make fluid, honest and open music ranging from jazz, hip hop and EDM to reggae!' Recorded on July 4th at Jazz à Vienne Festival TV Director, Fabien Raymond

José James José James (voice, guitar) Marcus Machado (guitar) Aneesa Strings (bass, voice) Aaron Steele (drums) Since bursting onto the international scene a little over a decade ago, José James and his honey-sweet voice are still as bewitching. The Minneapolis artist admits to being inspired by Marvin Gaye, the producer Flying Lotus and John Coltrane for his stylish blend of what makes up Great Black Music. Flitting between raw soul, soul folk, hip hop and jazz, James is in the microcosm of vocalists capable of keeping the crossover created by Ray Charles in the 50s alive. His first album (The Dreamer, 2008) pays tribute to Martin Luther King. The next one, Blackmagic, features the beatboxer Taylor McFerrin. His fourth album (in the meantime he recorded with Junior Mance, Chico Hamilton, Flying Lotus and the pianist Jef Neve), No Beginning No End, is on Blue Note. The more soulful than ever singer is back with Lean On Me (2018). After leaning on Billie Holiday and John Coltrane, this time he pays tribute to the living legend of American pop and the immense soulman Bill Withers. There are twelve unforgettable tracks by Withers, who celebrates his 80th birthday in July, produced by Don Was and recorded by a dream band: bassist Pino Palladino, Kris Bowers (fabulous Rhodes on the cover of Ain't No Sunshine), Brad Allen Williams and Nate Smith. Recorded on July 02, 2019 at Jazz à Vienne TV Director, Mikaël Favard